William Jackson Harper won the hearts of fans as the sweet philosophy professor Chidi Anagonye on NBC’s “The Good Place.” The role helped jump start his career and earned him a handful of award nominations including an Emmy nod. In 2019, he also starred in the critically acclaimed horror film “Midsommar.” His latest project is a leading role alongside Aya Cash in the romantic comedy “We Broke Up.” He’s also set to appear in the upcoming Amazon series “The Underground Railroad,” which is directed by Barry Jenkins. He joins guest host Linda Holmes of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour to talk about his new film and upcoming projects, “The Good Place,” some of the TV shows he’s been binging and a new hobby he’s picked up during the pandemic. Plus, they’ll chat about his love for scary movies and dive into some of his favorite horror films and thrillers.

Ric Burns has written, produced, and directed many documentaries over the last 25 years that capture fascinating narratives about different topics in American history. A few subjects he’s covered include New York City, The American Civil War, The Chinese Exclusion Act, and many more. His latest documentary explores the life, work, and legacy of the legendary neurologist and bestselling author Oliver Sacks. After being diagnosed with terminal cancer in early 2015, Sacks approached Burns about creating a documentary to tell his life’s story. Ric Burns chats with Jesse about his experience working closely with Oliver Sacks on the project before his passing in August of 2015. He also talks about how creating this film alongside Sacks changed him as a person and the way he sees the world.

Raoul Peck makes sweeping, breathtaking, insightful films that marry the political to the personal to tell beautiful stories about the triumphs and failings of the human condition. Born in Port-au-Prince, he is the first Haitian filmmaker ever to have a feature film shown in the US. He’s made both documentaries and feature films including 2000’s “Lumumba,” 2016’s Oscar-nominaed “I Am Not Your Negro” and 2017’s “The Young Karl Marx.” His latest project is a HBO docu series titled “Exterminate All the Brutes.” We revisit our 2018 conversation with the auteur to discuss the difficulty of telling complex political stories, he’ll share his experience as a young boy surviving a dictatorship and why knowledge is the enemy of terror. Plus, he’ll share with us how his father’s story impacted his filmmaking.

Nicole Byer on hosting game shows, staying busy and how the pandemic has changed how she works Nicole Byer is a force of nature. She hosts the game shows Nailed It on Netflix and Wipeout on TBS. She hosts four podcasts. She hosts four — FOUR! — podcasts: Why Won’t You Date Me, Newcomers, 90 […]

British comedy duo David Mitchell and Robert Webb have been making audiences laugh for over two decades. They began their career performing on stage and eventually transitioned to the world of television with their breakout sketch comedy shows “The Mitchell and Webb Situation” and “That Mitchell and Webb Look.” In 2003, they starred on the hit British sitcom “Peep Show,” which helped bring them to international audiences. The series ran for nine seasons and received several awards. In 2017 they reunited for the sitcom “Back,” which is now in its second season. Mitchell and Webb join Bullseye to talk about their latest show, their experiences performing together as a double act over the years, and why they often create “unpleasant” characters in their shows. Near the end of the interview, we also talk with Robert Webb about some controversial tweets he posted in 2018 and later deleted that criticized a charity that provides care and support for transgender and gender nonconforming kids.

Killer Mike first joined Bullseye all the way back in 2009. Since then, he’s formed the supergroup Run the Jewels with partner El-P, he’s appeared in films like Baby Driver and he hosted his own television series “Trigger Warning with Killer Mike” on Netflix. The Grammy-awarded rapper also finds time to stay pretty politically active. We revisit our 2019 conversation with Mike where he sat down with us to chat about freestyling for Big Boi, his college regrets and style-flipping as a 30+ rapper. Plus, he’ll tell us why the south still has something to say. That’s on the next Bullseye.

Adam McKay’s had a pretty eclectic career. He started in sketch comedy. First as a founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade, then as a writer on Saturday Night Live. He’s collaborated with Will Ferrell to make some stone cold comedy classics: Anchorman, Step Brothers, Talladega Nights. Lately, his work has been more topical and political. We’re revisiting our conversation with Adam this week. When we talked in 2019, he’d just directed Vice – a biopic about Dick Cheney. Vice explains why, for better or for worse, Cheney is one of the most consequential people in recent history. In this conversation, Adam explained how he manages to keep his films fresh, funny and weird even when the topics are more serious. Plus, he shared some tales in improv comedy from his time at Second City in Chicago. Adam’s latest project is a podcast called Death at the Wing, you can find it wherever you get podcasts.

The post-punk band Gang of Four was an unstoppable force of danceable beats, abrasive guitar work and unflinchingly political lyrics. Formed in the late 70s in Leeds, England, core of the operation was vocalist Jon King and guitarist Andy Gill. King and Gill were childhood friends and lifelong collaborators, and their work influenced a generation of rock music. Bullseye guest host Jordan Morris interviewed King about the band’s box set, Gang of Four 77-81, as well as his early influences and what it’s like to be sampled by Run the Jewels.